Spear made with a bamboo shaft. The shaft is joined to the bundle of metal points that form the spearhead, bound by woven plant fibre. This bundle of organic fibre is connected to a woven section of synthetic fibre through a number of tight loops between the two bundles. The spearhead consists of five pointed metal pieces and five metal pieces with triangular, perforated tips. These different metal pieces are arranged roughly equidistant from each other to form a conical shape.

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• Type of Item spear
• Culture Asmat
• Material bamboo grass, plant fibre, synthetic fibre, iron metal
• Measurements height 172.6 cm, width 1.7 cm, depth 3.6 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Lorne Balshine
• Received from Lorne Balshine

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• Made in Papua

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• Collection Date during 1980
• Ownership Date before April 11, 2012
• Acquisition Date on April 11, 2012

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• Condition fair
• Accession Number 2948/0143